Fair point.
Im sure if you enter the K of K event it would be a tenner,otherwise no point entering the qualifiers
If you cant go to the final.
I think there is always a point to get together possibly at a course not played before and meet some new playing partners, if it bolstered the numbers to get a better deal then its a win win scenario, opting out of the K&K should be perfectly acceptable to still take part on the day IMO.